DODGERS 5, PADRES 4
On a day that Clayton Kershaw struggled almost from the opening pitch, the boys gutted it out after seeing their 4-1 lead erased late.
A miraculous, if in all likelihood incorrectly officiated, play that started as a bunt and ended as one of the most improbable triple plays you will ever see, took all the wind out of the Pod Rays' sails and you just knew a walk off was in the offing.
True to form, Dee Gordon's slap single over shortstop drove in the winning run, and the dry humping was in order led by Matt Kemp. In the wise words we've grown to know and love: We'll take it!
Dee Gordon is somewhere at the bottom of this pile
On a day that we welcomed Vin Scully back to the booth, the Dodgers moved to 9-1, equaling their franchise best start. Let's enjoy this one, folks! Best record in baseball. Keep that thought in your head.*
*You may need it later in the season.
Photo: Harry How/Getty Images
142 comments:
I think I wet myself.
In all seriousness, I'm shaking and flustered.
#BamSucka
"In all seriousness, I'm shaking and flustered."
Also known as a DelinO Sunday.
It's been an...eventful first ten games.
We've won almost one-tenth of the amount of games we'll probably need to take the NL West.
Two LA victories down (Lakers beat Mavs also). Let's get a Kings victory and make it an LA Hat Trick!
So we only need to go 80 for our next 152! We can do it!
Is this the de facto Kings thread?
Yes. Yes it is.
Let's go Kings!
(Mr LA SC, since you know hockey, you'll have to lead the chants.)
Thank the maker. There's no SoSG equivalent for the Kings.
#GoKingsGo
Lakingsinsider.com for the official game thread. Meanwhile, Im at the game working on beer three and game is not on for another 1 1/2 hours.
Neeebs, you're a lucky ducky.
Lakers won,i changed the channel back to the Dodger game,i close my eyes and i'm just waking up to all this. fuck. I missed a great end to the game.
I make belated party now.
@Spank
Don't switch hands!
Here's to a great Chelsea win today, too!
Everything's coming up Dusty today.
Go Kings! Watch out for a drunk Neeebs singing Flaming Menudos songs.
Ajellis is at the game.
Sign in All-Star Plaza: "Canucks: NHL Diving Champs".
Here's to hoping they continue diving and whining to the refs rather than focusing on solid hockey.
Nice to see Glen Murray on the TV broadcast.
HA! Like the guys with the "Bring the Rams Back to Los Angeles" sign.
Ryan Kesler's been a real bitch these first two games.
I think you mean to say Ryan Kesler's a real bitch. Of course, if he heard me say that he'd fall down and look to the ref for a penalty call.
Luongo's got a long face.
http://sadluongo.ytmnd.com/
That was a dumb penalty to take by Brown. Dammit.
Canucks are buzzing.
A shot on goal would be nice.
*cross-checks Stubbs*
Are you saying Canucks=Barcelona?
#DivingGits
I don't think hockey has gits.
I can't stand seeing anyone with rinkside/field level/50-yard line seats and just texting away on their damn phone the whole time. WATCH THE GAME! OR GIVE YOUR TICKETS TO ME!
That period could have gone better.
Everyone talks about Quick, Kopi and Doughty...but Mitchell is friggin' awesome.
Coulda gone a lot worse, too.
I suppose.
If they dive, then they are gits.
Do you have to be a diver to be a git?
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@Marla
Nope, but it helps.
It kills me that I have to put up with Angels commercials on the Kings channel.
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fuckFuckFUCK the Angels!
How are they doing tonight? Oh.
So to be a diver, you have to be a git. But to be a git, you don't have to be a diver.
Ooof, Sedin got rocked.
Kill Shamu!
Well stated, Marla.
4-on-3s are weird.
Is Eric Cartman leading the chant?
Well, well...Sedin's fine all of a sudden. What a surprise.
@Czar: Yes, yes he is.
Are you talking about Turkish bat houses or power plays?
^bath
I'll give them that last PP. It was weird and there wasn't much time to get momentum. But they have to get a score here.
" It was weird and there wasn't much time to get momentum. But they have to get a score here."
Sounds like prom night.
Is Kobe with Jim Buss?
I'm not a fan of the unsportmanlike calls for showering the goaltender...even though it would've worked in the Kings favor there.
Is Kobe a Flyers fan, or has he adopted the Kings like he adopted the Dodgers?
I think we can safely say he has adopted the best positive media coverage.
It's been a while since the last power play.
Lapierre is a twat.
It's the return of the crappy power play Kings. I wondered when they'd return.
I'm reduced to watching this ice tracker online bc the missus is watching some Titanic-related shit. Hello, it sinks!
Phew!
Becks!
What is this, a soccer game?
Quick looks exhausted.
I hate the Cubs, and I seldom feel bad for their WS drought...but that stupid Playstation commercial gives me chills every time. I guess 'cause it's been so long since any of my teams has won anything.
I don't know shit about hockey. Can they do triple plays in hockey?
Quick could get a walk off.
The Cubs aren't worthy of your hate. Hate the Red Sox instead.
Oh I definitely hate the Red Sox. That's easy.
I'm gonna get you,Quick! #HarlemNights
No score yet?
As poorly as the Kings have executed offensively, defensively the Canucks haven't had any great scoring chances since the first period.
This has 2-0 final score written all over it.
Oh the offense arrived!
I am feeling a Kings goal here soon.
I'm nervous...but Vancouver's collective sphincter must be tighter than a drum right now.
SKOR
BROWN!
Yup!!!
SCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORE!!!!!!!!
Damn, Penner looked like he had a chance.
I am not sure what to do with all this what do you call it positivity.
When did hockey become such a hot ticket?
10:18 to go.
When they started showing Neeebs.
Quick's gonna have to stand on his head these last 10 minutes.
Crap that was scary.
Willie had a good look.
Just when I think a power play would be nice, Couver commits a high stick.
High stick!
Nice call on the score, Paul!
Start editing your resume tonight, Alain.
They haven't called Carter's name tonight at all.
At the very least, this power play will give me two minutes free of shitting my pants.
Yeah, Carter's been inactive up until that shot.
Back to pants-shitting.
That was only one minute of non-pants shitting related activities, Marla, judging by your timestamps.
Start biting your nails,children.
Or shit your pants. Cc:Marla
Start biting your children if it helps.
Hey, we are in the lead!
3:05 to go.
Is Westgarth really any worse than Dwight King???
Atta boy, Quicker!
DELAY OF GAME!
1:37.
Delay of game!!
I'm feeling an empty netter.
when you see Neeebs streak across the ice you know the Kings have won.
1:03
55.3
Get it out!
Wow
KINGS WIN!!!
Make le party!
Very impressive by Quick.
FUCK YEEEEEAAAAHHHHHHHHH! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA!!!!!
One win away from the semis!
Neeebs can't leave his seat now.
Glen Murray cannot contain himself.
for it being hockey that music they were playing at the end was weak. Actually it was weak period
Nice job Kings. Wow.
Yeah, Glen Murray is beside himself.
So it's pronounced "An-jay."
Man, Patrick O'Neal is carrying this whole post-game show.
Wow. Just wow. What a day! Have a great night all! I'm goin' out to celebrate with a few adult beverages. :D
Jackie Robinson day is all about the Yankees.*
*ESPNlogic.
Fuck Yeah!
i think RB got swallowed up by the black butte.
Why is jeter's HR the lead story on Jackie Robinson day?! Fucking ESPN homers
All right, last call here boys, before the SoSG bar closes up
Anybody else worried about a Clayton injury or was he just off yesterday? He had a strange stumble coming off the mound early in the game. I really hope he doesn't have a foot or leg injury he's not talking about
Everyone can have an off day, so I'm not worried.
Yet.
I'm staying calm.
For now.
One thing I'm noticing (and I could be way off), but to me it seems like Clay is afraid to go right at batters. He did a lot of pitching around them yesterday (or, maybe, just missing his location?). But it never seemed like he really wanted to bare down and challenge them.
It may be a function of not having a feel for a pitch on a particular day. If you're not sure the bottom is going to fall out of that curve just so, you're going to be extra cautious about location.
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